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1 THE BANNER-HERALD. ATHENS. GEORGIA t ’t.i.J'm? *?tv-.'r?- r irr rnroAT, august a. 1923. ice President jCoolidge Given Oath Of Office By His Father At 2.47 A. M. Friday At His Home In Vermont THIRTIETH PRESIDENT I [|1 Former Governor of ^Massachusetts Now Thirtieth President. Father, Notary Public, Administers Oath N Has Run For Office Seventeen Times and Been I \ Elected Every Time. First Came Into t’rorni- , ncnce During 1 Police Strike in Boston. Graduate of Amherst College. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C.—Calvin Coolidge took the j " at I „ notary public, and .. |i 'the time President Harding died. “ The text of the oath as prescribed by the consti tution of the United States was telegraphed to the I "Vermont home of t.he new President’s father before: 5he oath was administered. DEATH COMES SUDDENLY AS PRESIDENT LISTENS AS MRS. HARDING READS Chief Executive Was Listening As Wife Read When Slight Shudder Passed Over Him. Death Followed Almost Immediately, Before Physicians At j Door Could Ee Summoned. , The Harding Home (Bv Associated Press.) -» PRESIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS, PALACE 1 HOTEL, SAN FANCISCO.—Warren Gamaliel Hard-1 ing, President of the United States, died instantan-l icousiy and without warning Thursday night at 7:301 jo’cliek, a victim of apoplexy, which struck him down; , rhe hom „ of (hc !ate |> rrli( | ( . nt and Mrs. Warfen g. Hardin* »t in ill's weakened condition after an illness of exactly Marion, Ohio. The president and his wife lived N hrre fer many years preceding his death and always was the home thrown gpen to his Short Sketch of His Life Intent of the i President Coolidge, the thirtieth president of the | ,1<)mc of United States, was born in the town in which he took lhe_oath as the nation’s chief executive, Plymouth, U N jfyH [) -Vermont, July 4th, 1872. Borr. to a life on the farm ie helped with the chores around the home and at- inded the little red school of his home town. Later j e went to the old Black Rock River Academy at! lUdlow, Vt.gand later to Amherst College. In 1891 he wag admitted to practice law in the itate of Massachusetts and began practice at North- { mpton, and in 1906 married Miss Grace Goodhue, j —— then a teacher in the Clarke school of Northampton, j (Conti«i«ii from p»g. 0 sons have been born to them. ( bin providtn* for tin' ehnn*e. During the President’s political life he has run' Attorney croudey, teiemun stroke peaceably and skill, hope and prayers had won the battle against!without warning.” [disaster. j The death of the nation’s chief executive was an- The disease had Won conquered, the fire was out, |n^uiiced in these words. The Piesident died instan- but s»ven days of silent, though intensive suffering, | taneously and without warning and while conversing had left their mark and a stroke of apoplexy came' With the members of his family at 7:30 p. m. Death I without an instant’s notice and before his physicians! was apparently due to some brain evolvement, prob- Calvin Coolidge, who took the oath of office as Pres- | C0ll i,] p c called, members of his party summoned or I ably an apoplexy. "i"-’* Ar IT " 5f “i <*''*•'■> mrt.nimr of remedial measures taken, he had passed from life’s “During the day he had been free from discom- ! stage after having for nearly two and a half years fort and there was every justification for anticipat- |nerved bis nation and for many more years his na- *’• ; five state of Ohio. IT "Henry Culp, Committee reported adverse* ly on bill. Unfavorable state ments of representatives cause. "CARL CROSSLEY.” Ie first came into national prominence when he took . 1 firm stand in the police strike in Boston, Mass., (while he was governor of the state. He was r.omi- jnated for vice president with Harding at Chicago in '1920. At the time of his election to the vice presidency j he was living in a home in Northampton that h -! . . ented for $32 per month. He is said to own but! flsht between opponent. and pro- , '"" K ' n ™ <he rommllteo when the little real estate and has never owned an automobile. | S," nont * ° ( ‘ ho bm ln Atimth The decision of the committee ITIETH PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES GIVEN OATH (Conttnusd From Pass Ong) I he lived most of the time ho/was . j Vice-president. ’ He will have offices the*© In ad dition to suites in the Senate and Thursday. Five city officials apd one private citizen went before the committee In publli and urged Its passage. Two citiz ens, one now serving in council, from the Third Ward, appeared In opposition to any change In the commission. Those urging favor- ablo action on the hill were, Mayor O. C. Thomas. City Attorney Carl Croialey, Aldermen Henry Culp. tee also wired Chairman B. Mann that the measure would i» throw the -police an.i tire .in- j With the passing of Mr. Harding, the office of OTKo^'aiiverBe’action on^uw'i)in. n< * j President devolves upon Calvin Coolidge, Vice-Pres- proponent. nt iho i.iu pointed, idcnt of tue United States, a man of silent nature, mu that council ha» <.x-officio mp- demonstrated as strong in emergencies. He was resrntation on the Hoard of Health , .. j? -nr rr v j. 1 • 1 and Hoard of Education and should notified pi the death of Mr. Harding at his home in have representation on the clvl!Plymouth, Vermont. mtvIco Commission' which con trols the police and fi<re depart, j ments. They stated that the civil ; service rules would not he altered but that the conduct of the two i - - _ departments woui.i continue nc- 'two nurses, Ruth Powdley and Sue Dausser, were in chn'nge ’be.n^'Ln'Tn^aao "in ™!e tho at the Jtime. Mrs. Harding, with the char- peraonnei no ns to niiow two mem- actenstic faithfulness and constant attendance, was brrs from council to lervo durim: i reading to the President at the time when the stroke their term of office in the parent 0 , body. • . I occurred. * opponent, of the chance nnsert-1 Suddenly, without a single warning, a silent shud- 'der passed through the frame of the President. Ha back into poiiticn. Tim commis^ collapsed and—the end came. Immediately the in- "oLtcoTv"™, ."it V?” 1 ; 1'.lications of distress showed themselves. Mrs. Hard- the city at iar K o. with two coun- mg ran to tne door and called for beiut. Commander Boons and for the other doctors to come quickly. It was announced in-an official statement, issued at 8:32 that that Mrs. Harding had withstood the mg a prompt recovery. (SIGNED) “C. E. SAWYER, M. D. “RAY LYMAN WILBUR, M. D. “C. M. COOPER, M. D. • “J. T. BOONE, M. D. “HUBERT WORK, M. D.”' The story of the. President’s tragic end waS told in this way: 1 , Mrs. Harding Present As End Came f, “The President die dat 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Harding The suddenness with which^the ^end came was,'and the two nurses, Miss Ruth Powderly and Miss ~ Sue Dausser were in the room at the time when death struck. Mrs. Harding was reading to the President when, utterly without warning, a slight shudder passed through his frame, he collapsed and all recognized that the end had come. A stroke of apoplexy was the cause of his death. ' Within a few minutes all of the President’s official family had been summoned.” trrm of a commissioner expire* they would appoint nrtyone suita ble to them and then dominate man. 1 mount his death. He tmy hlef and my friend. "It will be my purport* to carry t Capitol buildings. It will probably | Kent mil. J. H. Ruckkr and P. 8. I the policies which ho had be. be sometime after the funeral of 1 Johnson. Those opposing any | gun, for the service of the Anier-Jthe late President before hp will (change were Alderman George [ lean people and for the meeting | move Into the White House. I Armstrong, nnd Hugh II. Cordon, 'of their responsibilities, wheraverf Whether Mrs. Harding will ro- j r> , Messrs. Johnson nnd Gordon ^they rosy arise. turn to the White IIouso often* the i are former mombes of the Coro. "For this purpose, I shall seek j funeral at .Marion is as yet un-! mission. \ i the co-operation of all those who j known. .Y u. MttKlnoly remained at 1 The proponents of the bill car* Shave been associated with the C’anton after the funeral of Pres* rird with them a petition which •ldent during his term of office. Ident McKinley, because of poor»carried the signatures of several 1 tor those who havo given the.'r health, the Roosevelt family mov- ' hund/ed citizens. [ efforts to assist him. I wish them . lug into the White House a few I I to remain in office, that they may days later. •aalst me. Mrs. Harding, though bearing up "I have faith that G«»d will direct well under the loss had the ser- ] tk® destinies of our nation.” \’lct»s of a nurse throughout the President Coolidge. when bo ar- night. The wives of the Cabinet drives in Washington Friday night j officers who accompanied tho k.- . * .... President on the trip alternated as Toombs Du Hose nnd Frank Holden to oppose the bill. This commit- will make his home tenuxirarily at the New Willard Hotel here, wbero her companions. WOMEN VOTERS OPPOSE CHANGE The League of Women Voters through its executive committee, recently wired Renresentatlves denied that politics had anything to do with tho change. The bill, ns finally amended and defeated, provided for Increase of the personnel of the hoard to five members. Three of these would he shock of her husband's death and continued to be Manage the “bravest member of the group.” Her first words, when she realized that her husband had died .were, ! luff Wastage of steam. “I am not going to break down/' RADIATOR STETHOSCOPE IS % NEW DEVICE TO SAVE COAL i CHICAGO—The lenity radiator j that sounds like a strike in a boil- | er factory must go. Zfhe research commitee of the .National Asmo- » ,elation of Huiiding Owners am' * declares it has discov*. * red means of saving thousand: j t tons of coni a year by prevent* • The committee has Invented r% i t t i_ • . . , • stethoscope. It works quite like General Jo ;n J. Pershing, accompanied by Rear! tho ono the .im-tor who,, h. bo elected from council and nerve while councilmen. The commission is ijow composed of three members, chairman W. D. Hencham, John H. Griffeth, Jr., and J. If. Epting. Their terms arc for six years. Mr. Kptlng’r term exDires August 1, 1924. The committee on mrnlclpil government in tho house l» com What Brought Death to Presidents Prrs Idcnt ^George Washington iJohn Adams JThomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams -Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren *WI$a» Henry Harrison John Tyler James Knox Polk •Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan •Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses Simnson Grant Cause of Death laryngitis Debility Chronic Diarrhoea Debility Debility Paralysis Consumption Asthmatic Catarrh Bilious Pleurisy Bilious Attack Chronic Diarrhoea Bilious Fever Debility Inflammation of Stomach Rheumatic Gout Assassination Paralysis Cancer Rutherford Birchard Hayes Paralysis of Heart Abram Garfield > Alan Arthur * Cleveland nin Harrison Assassination Bright’s Disease Debility Pneumonia Assassination Rheumatism Apoplexy Place of Death Mount Vernon, Va. Quincy, Mass. Monticello, Va. Montpelier. Va. New York City Washington Hermitage, Tenn. Lindonwcld, N. V. Washington Richmond, Va. Nashville, Tenn. Washington Buffalo. N Y. Concord, N. H. Wheatland, Pa. Washington Carter's Depot, Tenn. Mt. McGregor, N. Y. Fremont, O. I^»ng Branch. N. J, New York City Princeton, N. J. Indianapolis, Ind. Buffalo, N. Y. > Oyster Bay, N. Y. * San Francisco PUc© of Burial Mount Vernon, Va. Quincy, Moss. Monticello, Va. Montpelier, Va. Richmond, Va. Quincy, Mass. Nashville, Tenn. Kinderhook. N. Y. North Bend. O. Richmond, Va. Nashville, Tenn. Springfield, Ky. Buffalo. N. Y. Ccncord. N. H. Lancaster, Pa. Springfield, III. Greenville, Tenn. New York City Fremont, O. Cleveland. O. Albany, N. Y. Princeton, N. J. Indianapolis, Ind. Canton, O. Ovster Bay, N. Y. •Presidents who died in office. Lincon, Garfield and McKinley were Victims of assassins' bullets. William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor died from natoral causes. Tlie 8t^thoHro|ii> ^l.- i trap BEAD BANNER-HERALD WANT ADS The news of the President’s death swept through placed against the radiator the hotel and out of San Francisco with almost elec- fji" d 0 1 f h ," h ” pf , r “ tor l, ^ cn " to ,h '’ trical suddenness. Hotel officials among the first to 1 mu™, dicin'Z’tpnunS* lit whom the word of the tragic event was given, imme-! ,n ;” ' ,nc, " r k "' ,w " diately had the greijt blufe Presidential Flag, with it’s| hi- gold seal of the United States, hauled down and then ~ raised again 1 j half staff. A minute or two later an assistant manager rush- poMd »f thirty-one mombor. with in . to the Rose B ? wl , Room where a -Tinner dance tho following known in Ath»n>-:, was in progress, raised a hand and then stopped the c. °. stoven., ogic-horre; r. a. orchestras from playing. The announcement of the John y. smith. Fuitlm; h. p. no- death of the President followed and the dancers, i-aperriore. Jackin: a. k. sin.uiox |their gay dress a sad contrast to their expressions of SpnlUmK! Dave Atkinson, Swan-j^^ gat J, ere( J j n[0 little gTOUpj, obtained their Argument on tho bill begun nt j W^Sps mid Silently" filed OUt. ESdSTSK St rlZZy. a, J ^cabinet officers, headed by Secretary Hoover of | the Commerce Department, hastened down the hall- !??* N0 | way to express their condolences t6 Mrs. Harding. Hoover First in Death Chamber Tho hill w.. introduced in th. Secretary Hoover was the-first of the four mem- rz-w^ht it | ,J fru of the President’s cabinet who are in San Fran- i» rofoiTod to tho poopio for n 1 cisco to learn the sad news. He went into the room final vote, thev told tho.committee. • - - HEARD ’FRISCO ANNOUNCE DEATH Howard Scott probably re ceived the news of President Harding’s death 'before .any other Athcniun. 11c was lis tening in on his radio and was fortunate enough to hear the station at San Pranebiahwhich won broadcasting the J©ws to the world. Mr. Scott telephoned the Ranrer-IIcruld that President Harding w** dead before the firrt message cam© from the Ar.Hociatcd Press. His death occurred at 7:30, , Pacific time, or at 10:30 stand ard, ©astern time. . N * ! NEARLY, F0\JR hnt ihom.tsr.VuZITHOCgAND People VISITED THE BUICK SHOW ROOMS IN AT LANTA ON OPENING DAY TO SEE THE 1924 BUICK MODELS. iHPL ! , ! ;|at once and'in-a few minutes, came out, obviuosly d took no part in the • u^cpiy clisti’esseu and m a lovf voice said to newspa- J»hntnv.r. win* tim pe rnie n, “Boy’s, I can’t tell you a thing.” Secretary uension of the committee W i,r ' % * .J , * * i ? ocubuuj entimir ®n the arguments of the i Wallace was the second member of the President's two faction., «o member, of the official family to learn of the passing of his Chief. • rS P .Z : bcfnrp thc L. An official statement, issued at sfl5 p. nu^Pacific »-z=- n -^rw..v ?) me ’ ai ‘ nounced that Vice-President Calvin Cool- ▼r> pc mpld in November next mpn who occupies the position of new youk-a chnnee in thr! President of the United Stafcjs, had been notified of President Harding’s death. The megsage was signed enter each yenr nroun.i Ar- jjy Attorney General Daugherty and Secretarys Hoo ver, Wallace and Work. It follows: - _.vn.», Vice-President Coolidge Notified j % ... I -The following telegram, announcing the Pred- eervnne* in l.ij nnd where For.’ dent’s death was immediately sent to Vice-President i it« n promot'ion! lfP . conllnu< ‘* tf> ‘f* 1 ’|Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft and those members of They then withdrew from the mittee. nnd argument decision rtf the committee mistlce Dnv. was endoreed President Harding In a letter re* HrM at the New York office** of the International Committee. If, M. C. A„ which orlrlnated the oh